Where does “наргедь” come from?

наргедь (Erzya) comes from Erzya кедь, from Proto-Mordvinic *keď, from Proto-Uralic kete — skin, hide.

наргедь (Erzya): turf, sod

Definitions

  1. turf, sod

Ancestry of “наргедь”, step by step

наргедь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya кедь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaкедьhand, arm
2Proto-Mordvinic*keď—
3Proto-Uralicketeskin, hide

via Erzya нар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaнарweed, grass; meadow
Every word from Proto-Uralic kete →Every word from Proto-Mordvinic *keď →Every word from Erzya кедь →